GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT MOVIE
GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT SERIAL
GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT TRIAL
GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT SERIES

After seeing Batman is Bruce, she takes him to her home, where they spend the night.Īfter the death of Marlene is discovered, Bruce is arrested, and Dent, jealous of Selina's affection, prosecutes him as the Ripper. While in pursuit of the Ripper, Batman is himself chased by police, only to be saved by Selina. Bruce also is met by Marlene, a drunken old woman who claims she saw him sneaking around when Sister Leslie was killed.Īt Arkham Asylum, the Ripper attacks Strange and throws him to his own patients, who tear him apart. At Sister Leslie's funeral, Bruce is met by Hugo Strange, claiming he knows the killer and wants to meet with Batman. At the crime scene, Bruce finds a bloody Dionysus Club pin, meaning the Ripper has to be one of Gotham's wealthy. Bruce realizes that the Ripper will target Leslie and rushes to save her, but is too late. Bruce realizes that not only were the two of them taken in by Sister Leslie, but that some of the murdered girls were orphans formerly under Leslie's care. Stage actress Selina Kyle berates Gotham Police Commissioner James Gordon and Chief of Police Harvey 'Bulldog' Bullock for their failure to stop the Ripper murders.Īt the Monarch Theatre with his friend Harvey Dent, Bruce meets Selina and the two bond at the exclusive Dionysus Club. Citizens of Gotham believe the Batman and Jack to be the same man.

GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT SERIAL

At the same time, Ivy, an orphan turned exotic dancer and prostitute, becomes the newest victim of the serial killer called Jack the Ripper, who preys on Gotham's poor and destitute women.

In the movie, the identity of Jack the Ripper is Commissioner Gordon there are appearances of other Bat-characters, such as Poison Ivy, Hugo Strange, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd and Tim Drake.In Victorian-era Gotham City, Batman saves a wealthy couple from being robbed by three orphans ( Dickie, Jason and Timmy) and defeats their abusive handler, Big Bill Dust.

GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT MOVIE

produced Gotham by Gaslight, a animated movie that is loosely based on this issue. Batman disappears into the shadows, leaving Gordon to take in the body of Jack the Ripper. Packer confesses that he is the Ripper and tries to kill Batman, but Gordon shoots Packer dead at the last minute. Gordon appears at this time with the police and Batman tells them to arrest Packer. In addition, Packer reveals that he hired an assassin to kill the Waynes. Since then he was killing women who resemble Martha to silence the laughter of Martha he heard in his head. Packer had been trained in medicine and law with the money of Thomas Wayne, but he was driven insane by Martha Wayne's rejection of his advances. Batman chases the Ripper throughout Gotham and the two eventually come to a stop at the grave of Thomas and Martha Wayne, where it is revealed that Jacob Packer is the Ripper. Finally Bruce escapes from prison with the help of Alfred and heads straight for the Ripper.īatman interrupts just as the Ripper is about to claim his next victim. Just one day before the execution, Bruce learns the identity of the Ripper by discovering he had the skill of a surgeon and used a knife that belonged to the medical group who worked with his father. Once in prison, Gordon gives to Bruce all the documentation on the crimes and Bruce toils day and night to try to figure out how he can get the Ripper. Bruce is imprisoned awaiting execution in Arkham Asylum. After the trial, Bruce is convicted of being the Ripper and sentenced to be hanged for his crimes.

GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT TRIAL

A trial is held in which Uncle Jake is Bruce's defense attorney. But soon is discovered that Jack the Ripper has come to Gotham, as the murders in Gotham City seem to resemble the Ripper murders.Īfter a search at Wayne Manor, a bloody knife is found under Bruce's bed and Bruce is arrested.

GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT SERIES

Bruce takes up the mantle of Batman to fight criminals on the street.Īt the same time, a series of murders of women take place and some people begin to suspect that Batman is the murderer. Gordon also shows Bruce the case of a man who poisoned his wife and tried to commit suicide with the poison, which left him alive with a permanent grin. Shortly after arriving, the Inspector Gordon informed about criminal gangs currently operating in Gotham. On the return trip, Bruce meets Jacob Packer, an old family friend who he calls Uncle Jake, who also returned from a trip to Europe. Bruce tells Freud that he has a recurring dream in which he recalls the murder of his parents and decides he must return to Gotham City.

His trip to Europe ends in Vienna, where he has come to learn from Dr. This is part of DC's Elseworlds line, featuring an alternate universe in which Batman lived in the Victorian era. Gotham by Gaslight is a graphic novel published by DC Comics in 1990.